Bathroom fitters

DIY_Johnny · Post by **DIY_Johnny** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:10 pm

Hi chaps, I am laying the floor for my bathroom. I have used 18,, ply on top of joists and noggines at 300mm centeres. I know I was supposed to use 25mm ply but was hard to get. anyway floor seems rigid.

I will be tiling the floor soonish but was wondering if its worth using a tanking kit or matting. This is for a rental property and every place I have every seen the tenants always leave a load of water on the floor

When you guys rip out bathroms do you often find that water has got down below the tiles?

manchestertiling · Post by **manchestertiling** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:11 pm

Not unless the tiling was done poorly in the first place john but if you have any doubts about it go ahead & tank it

DIY_Johnny · Post by **DIY_Johnny** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:06 pm

thanks Paul,

manchestertiling · Post by **manchestertiling** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:42 pm

Make sure you use a premium flexible adhesive John with only going with the 18mm ply, you may still get some movement yet

Man of Kent · Post by **Man of Kent** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:10 am

Agree with MT
Tanking not really necessry. I tend to do it only in shower or wet room situations.
Re the adhesive, again I agree. A premium one part flex will prob suffice although in the past , if there is a little doubt, I have used the extra flexible 'Ultimate flex' from Granfix. Bit expensive though -- £45/50 ?? to do about 4 sq mt --- mind you , bal ordinary flex prob costs that anyway !!

DIY_Johnny · Post by **DIY_Johnny** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:33 am

cool, I have always noticed in any rented house I have been in tenants leave pools of water on the floor which I was wondering if it makes it way down through the tile grout.

Is tile grout total impervious to water?

manchestertiling · Post by **manchestertiling** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:14 pm

I wouldn't say 100% totally impervious John, most of the manufacturers say water resistant, which is a splash here & there that can be wiped up within a reasonable amount of time, they don't say waterproof! Unless you use an epoxy grout which will guarantee 100% waterproof

DIY_Johnny · Post by **DIY_Johnny** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:01 pm

Cheers Paul,

I have used aquapanel so am going to tank than anyway as water seeps through that pretty quick. Will do the shower area only

Actually just on this topic, I actually D'n'D the aquapanel and secured it with with 10mm Fisher plugs and screws. (I know you are supposed to frame fix aquapanel but just didn't have the room for a frame)

In any case, I noticed that when using direct bond method with LOTS of adhesive, the aquapanel was well suck to the wall. Mechanical fixing afterwards seems a touch unnecessary but went and did it anyway.

manchestertiling · Post by **manchestertiling** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:08 pm

Best you did John, never unnecessary & the right way to do it

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